14 FEBRUARY 2012 : VALENTINE’S DAY

THE YAAN : Greetings , Beloveds all over the World. I am not going near the Personal, the Regretful or the Troubled today. I came across a mass of St Valentine’s Day stuff in the Trove this morning so I am going to go Historical instead. Out here in Australia, we tend to blame St Valentine’s Day on the Americans but my readings this morning show that it was a big thing here in the late 1800s and then again at periods in the 20th Century. That’s what I’m digging up today. The Historical Viewpoint. I just plain enjoy the art and the wee stories.I shall put the first image in and then take a siesta. Back in a while.

‎"Sometimes we need to place love ahead of indiscriminate `factual honesty'. We cannot, under the guise of `perfect honesty', cruelly and unnecessarily hurt others. Always one must ask, `What is the best and most loving thing I can do?' LETTER, 1966. W.W.

MY THANKS TO YOU.

I am very erratic in replying to your comments and likes but I most surely do appreciate them. My thanks to you all. Take a look at the bottom of the post for a polyglot of links, info and social media sites. That's where you will find some of my favourite bloggers from here in Australia and from far flung parts of the world. Sit down. Let's Yaan.